June 7, 2021

Will Kids Need to Wear Masks in Schools in September? Murphy is Hedging His Bets as School Leaders Protest

If you’re a little confused by the “to-wear or not-to-wear” mask discussions, you’re not alone. Last Tuesday Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Morning Joe that […]
June 7, 2021

New Poll: White NJ Parents More Comfortable With in-Person Learning Than Black NJ Parents; Partisan Gap Too

Following Governor Murphy’s announcement that all New Jersey schools will return to full-time, in-person learning in the fall, Newark-based non-profit Project Ready conducted a statewide […]
June 4, 2021

NJ Superintendents Decry Murphy’s ‘Confusing, Contradictory’ Guidance on Masking in Schools

This is a letter from Monmouth County district superintendents to Governor Phil Murphy, asking that he reconsider his “confusing, and at times, contradictory guidance regarding […]
June 4, 2021

New Poll: 83 Percent of Low-Income New Jersey Parents Want High-Quality Tutoring Through Federal Stimulus Funds

As the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced grant amounts to school districts from the American Rescue Plan, Newark-based non-profit Project Ready commissioned a poll by […]
June 3, 2021

Community Members Ask, ‘Why Doesn’t the State Department of Education Pay Attention to Asbury Park?’

Any close observer of Asbury Park School Board meetings witnesses the hold Gov. Phil Murphy’s pick for State Education Commissioner, Lamont Repollet, continues to exert […]
June 3, 2021

What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? New Report Slams Murphy Administration’s Schools Development Authority

New Jersey media is abuzz today with stories about the just-released report from the the State Commission of Investigation that finds the Schools Development Authority […]
COMMUNITIES
September 7, 2017

When School Choicers Start to Behave Like the Establishment: Charter Schools Protecting Turf Against Another Charter School

This is a guest post by Bob Bowdon, the Executive Director of Choice Media, an education news service, website and smartphone app. Is it possible for […]
OPINION
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